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Some slight visual differences in the Maybach engined locos and the C and later B GM versions . No GM headlight One of the side port hole windows covered in as illustrated in this picture from Ernies Railway Archive Lots of variations in the C , B201 locos for any manufacturer considering doing it hint hint....................

C233 & C234 were re-engined in 1965/65 with MD650 Maybach engines.

Any Announcements??

When I looked at the price I thought it was perhaps Russian ruble as opposed to Euros.

As the famous album from the band Genesis was titled ……And then there were three …..

Perhaps IRM might do a special offer on Green A42 in honour of our National Day …….

Looks fantastic a fabulous space for a model railway.

Another anniversary the closures in 1977 RTÉ Archives | Environment | Railway Stations Close (rte.ie)

The 2x 141s on the Mk3 set happened during the period in 1986 when the 071 class were temporarily withdrawn from traffic due to cracks being discovered on some members of the class.

That’s great you can adjust numbers according to initial orders to an extent.

Any Idea What green did you use on this ?

I booked to go to Model rail Scotland this Friday by Ryanair a few weeks back €33.38 Return , checked a day return to Belfast on 23rd April and best price is €35.98

You won’t regret buying them they are beautiful locomotives and look great on a layout or in a display case .

What locos / livery’s are you particularly interested in ?

Hopefully there will be lots of announcements in 2022 but my gut feeling is it wont be 141/181 as has been pointed out the minimum production run would be at least 5000 unit plus and while some people would buy lots most people wouldn't buy that many(I have six from the 2009 run)so I might buy one or two , I think anyone doing a loco would do one that is hitting a fresh untouched market like the 121 or the A class that would guarantee good sales . At the end of the day its all about sales while some seem to think 141/181 would sell like hot cakes yes they certainly would to anyone who missed out or new entrants to the hobby but established modellers may not buy in sufficient numbers to justify 5000+ which have to be paid for up front . My own personal wish would be a C/B201 class which had a number of versions and liveries including a NIR version which would sell well as no RTR has been done of it up to now .

I would think you should pick up some A class or a 121 class that are still available and you could them to swap sell them depending on your era.

Outstanding craftsmanship Eoin .

Makes such a difference especially going to the effort to colour the various pipes.

Shows how much the world has thankfully moved on when a Gin with that name can be sold in a UK supermarket !

Great videos , I also went for the2 x iPhone speakers as they were relatively inexpensive per unit and were very easy to fit without having to carry out too many modifications to the loco .

Well done as a fledgling Irish company in an established market place it’s a fabulous achievement. So proud of your success.

thought those yokes could take thousands of volts

Like yourself did a little research and I recently took the plunge with a NCE powercab(everything you need is in the box ) and fitted one of my 121 class and an A class with sound chips and I was blown away ! The MM141/181 require a speaker to be fitted but not that difficult either to do .

And so say all of us! If the arrivial of the A class doesn't spur the rest of us into action nothing will !

There are plenty of laser foam cutting firms around the place that would cut the foam any colour you want .